The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) has officially notified the Allentown City School District that at least one or more of its schools has been identified as a low-achieving school enabling students residing within the boundaries of these schools the opportunity to apply for a scholarship to attend a participating public or non-public school.

The following is the school(s) within the district designated as low achieving:

Central Elementary School

Cleveland Elementary School

Francis D. Raub Middle School

Harrison-Morton Middle School

Jefferson Elementary School

Louis E. Dieruff High School

Luis A. Ramos Elementary School

Mosser Elementary School

Sheridan Elementary School

South Mountain Middle School

Trexler Middle School

Union Terrace Elementary School

Washington Elementary School

William Allen High School

Students who reside in an attendance zone of a school that was previously on the list of low performing schools but is not on the 2017-18 list may apply to a Scholarship Organization to continue receiving a scholarship. The district does not have to take any action concerning these students. The following schools fall into this category: